politics

David Petraeus and the turnaround of Iraq war

A powerful metaphor comparing British-ruled India to a vast prison where moving between cells changes nothing.

Vemana's sharp critique of how fools in power cast aside the wise and prefer mediocrity.

Arnold Kling provides a quick primer on understanding progressive, conservative, and libertarian political frameworks, encouraging slow thinking across multiple axes.

Lynne Olson chronicles the palace intrigue behind one of history's most consequential no-confidence votes that ousted Chamberlain and brought Churchill to power.

Jonathan Rauch explores how American democracy depends on religion as a moral force, not a voting bloc—and how both the religious right and secular left have lost their way.

Anirudhya Mitra's fast-paced account of the manhunt following PM Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, showing the mix of politics, luck, and persistence behind a shocking crime.

Tripurdaman Singh chronicles India's First Amendment—a constitutional rewrite that curtailed free speech, property rights, and set the stage for reservations, reshaping the republic within sixteen months.

by Thomas E. Ricks

David Petraeus and the turnaround of Iraq war

by Marcel Dirsus

Almost a playbook for dictators!

by Jonathan Rauch

How American religious life's decline affects democracy and civic virtue.

by Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson

A manifesto for supply-side liberalism arguing liberals should focus on building more, not just redistribution.

by George Mitchell

Memoir of the senator who helped broker the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland.

by Ezra Vogel

The colossus of 20th century who transformed China into a world power through pragmatic reforms.

by Sebastian Edwards

How Chile became the testing ground for free-market economics with lasting consequences.

by Ramachandra Guha

A magnificent biography capturing both the saint and the human being filled with complexities and contradictions.

by Arnold Kling

A quick primer on progressive, conservative, and libertarian political languages.

by Kingshuk Nag

Biography of one of India's most respected prime ministers.

by David Greene

An NPR reporter's trans-siberian train journey exploring Russian democracy.

by Pankaj Mishra

Asian intellectuals' responses to Western colonialism through Jamal al-Afghani, Liang Qichao, and Tagore.

by Robert Harris (Movie: 2024)

A thriller exploring papal election and the question of power and those who seek it.